52teas Pina Colada Honeybush is a North American Tea Champion!

WOOOOOOOT!

We could only afford to enter ONE tea into the North American (formerly “World” ) Tea Championships this year, but I am very pleased to announce that our Pina Colada Honeybush placed THIRD in the Flavored Herbal Teas category! The tea scored an 81/100, the first and second place winners (honestly, I forgot what teas they were) scored 83 and 82 respectively. Go us!

WOW! Only 3 more points and you would have WON… although I’m shocked the scores for the top 3 were so low… Idk what the competition is now called, your teas are some of the best IN THEENTIREWORLD! Not that this isn’t an AMAZING tea, but maybe next time you should do a matcha since they are so rare… After seeing the grading scale on FB, I admit that it doesn’t sound like it would qualify for a score of 96 or above, but it makes me sad that they just barely consider this “Very Good”.

Thanks! I’m so excited I can barely sit still. So much for getting any work done today. I might as well go play a celebratory session at the poker club. (After I finish posting the Tea of the Week, of course).

Sara, since you are reposting from Facebook, I suppose I should too:

Thanks, Sara! Their rating system is pretty stringent, and breaks down like this:

Congrats Frank! It is an amazing blend! I’ll have to have some tonight to celebrate (and to unwind after a crazy Monday!) The unwinding might not be an option until LATE tonight, so luckily it’s a caffeine-free blend! HOoray for Rooibos!